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PSG set up final day showdown for 2020-21 Ligue 1 title

The French Ligue 1 title race is going down to the final day after leaders Lille were held by Saint-Etienne, allowing Paris Saint-Germain to close the gap to one point after their comfortable 4-0 victory over Reims. Lille would have claimed the title had they bettered PSG’s result but the Parisians got the job done with a 4-0 victory while the league leaders faltered, being held to a goalless draw. PSG never looked like slipping up as Reims had Yunis Abdelhamid sent off after just 10 minutes. Neymar, who recently renewed his contract with PSG and has committed to...

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Dortmund secure UEFA Champions League qualification

Borussia Dortmund clinched a place in the UEFA Champions League for the 10th time in 11 seasons by beating Mainz on the penultimate day of the league season. The achievement could be a boost to their hopes of keeping star players Erling Braut Haaland and Jadon Sancho in Germany for next season as well. Sancho was heavily linked with Manchester United last season but the trade did not go through as United refused to meet Dortmund’s asking price for the English international. The rumours have resurfaced once again but Sancho is determined for the move to go through this...

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AC Milan draw to give Juventus Champions League hope

AC Milan failed to beat Cagliari in the Serie A – giving Juventus renewed hope of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League on the final day of the season. Milan are currently in fourth place, level on points with third-place Napoli – who beat Fiorentina 2-0 earlier on Sunday thanks to Lorenzo Insigne and an own goal. Stefano Pioli’s side were held to draw by Cagliari, who picked up their first away point against Milan since 1999 and what a time to get it as it could hamper Milan’s chances of their Champions League qualification for the first time...

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Leicester City beat Chelsea to lift 2021 FA Cup title

Youri Tielemans fires Foxes to their first FA Cup win ahs Leicester City beat Chelsea 1-0 in the 2021 FA Cup final at Wembley in London. This is the first time the club has lifted the cup in its 137-year-old history. VAR found itself becoming the main talking point once again after Leicester were offered a helping hand in victory when the technology overturned what seemed to be a goal by former Foxes left-back Ben Chilwell in the 88th minute. He was marginally offside as his shoulder was just ahead of the defender’s foot. Chilwell received jeers and boos...

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Liverpool crush Man United, best-placed for top 4 finish

Jurgen Klopp finally tasted success at Old Trafford as the Reds celebrated his first win at Old Trafford as Liverpool beat Manchester United 4-2 to boost their chances of qualifying for next season’s UEFA Champions League. In what finally felt more like a Northwest Derby – a game that has lacked the feel of the occasion in the recent past including multiple cagey 0-0 affairs, this was all about attacking football – there were doubts on whether the game would be played in the first place given the protests that were ongoing from United fans outside the ground against...

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